Live from Athens: UGA hooks Harvey-Clemons – or does it?
Bulldog Nation -- at least a portion of it -- gathers in anticipation. (Photo by M. Bradley)
Athens — Here we are at Butts-Mehre, sometimes known as Dawg Mahal, and you can cut the tension with a … well, you know. It’s Signing Day, and the biggest undecided name in Georgia’s sights is about to pledge his troth. (Or, to use a more contemporary image, don some school’s baseball cap.)
And Josh Harvey-Clemons, the linebacker from Lowndes, picked …
Georgia.
For the record, Harvey-Clemons did not do the now-tiresome hat trick. Instead he allowed his younger sister to take off one sweatshirt to reveal a red Georgia shirt underneath. Style points!
And that, you’d have to think, would ease the doubt some Bulldog fans had over this class not being ranked as highly — at least not by Rivals and Scout — as last season’s. Harvey-Clemons gives Georgia the No. 1 player (at least in somebody’s ratings) in four different states.
UPDATE: As of 3:07 p.m., Georgia hasn’t received Harvey-Clemons’ signed letter of intent. Which means he isn’t officially a Bulldog yet. Asked about the holdup, recruiting coordinator Rodney Garner said an hour ago: “Sometimes you have to wait.”
By Mark Bradley
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Big Crimson 75
February 1st, 2012
3:33 pm
Landon Collins fax has landed in Tuscaloosa!
The Nation’s # 1 recruiting class is Official!
Depending on which Big 3 recruiting service is your preference, Coach Saban’s had 5 recruiting classes since becoming Head Coach @ Bama, 3 of which were hands down the top class in the Country!
Congratulations to the Alabama Nation!
We have already had a “Golden” era during the Bear years, now get ready for the Saban Dynasty. We have a minimum of 3 more Trophy’s coming the next 5 years!
Roll Tide !!
TroupDawg
February 1st, 2012
3:34 pm
Ole paps must have been promised a few more full offering plates from Gainesville.
reason
February 1st, 2012
3:35 pm
All these upset UGA fans are just spoiled in terms of recruiting. Go look at how Richt has recruited since he came to UGA. haters gonna hate
phil
February 1st, 2012
3:35 pm
Fire everyone if grandpa doesn’t wise up soon…
phil
February 1st, 2012
3:37 pm
Big Crimson 75 – How much did you guys fork out this year to sign these poor, misled younguns? I’d be ashamed if i was you folks.
Worse that Fraudburn, Cheatzik and Scam….
Buck Blew
February 1st, 2012
3:37 pm
Run Lindsay!!
Those were the Glory Days of Dawg football.
Too bad it was 32 years ago and the Dawgs haven’t butt sniffed a national title since then.
I hear that Richt and the Dawgs today have signed the next Herschel Walker for the 25th consecutive year.
Jimmy Crack
February 1st, 2012
3:39 pm
Sniff, sniff…Somebody left the troll door open again.
Dawgs will lose another one
February 1st, 2012
3:43 pm
Dang right Phil! UGA is the only school that does things on the up and up! Everybody else is CHEATING!!!!!!!!!!!
TroupDawg
February 1st, 2012
3:44 pm
Big Crim…what in the hell makes you think coming on to a blog about Georgia signees and spouting Bama garb really matters to anyone here?? I don’t give a rats furry *ss about Bama and the troll nation.
Dawgs will lose another one
February 1st, 2012
3:44 pm
Someone show JHC that missing man formation…QUICK!!!!!!!!
bigdawg
February 1st, 2012
3:48 pm
Lawdy, I’ll bet 75 percent of you yappers never actually attended your favorite school. Most of us who actually attended an institution of higher learning are more civil to each other.
Y’all sound like a Republican debate!
Buck Blew
February 1st, 2012
3:48 pm
Richt has done a major ncaa violation by discussing a recruit on national tv on national signing day prior to receiving the recruit’s letter of intert. Richt should be fired for that. What a fool especially with all the secondary violations from last year and having to go to training classes to learn the ncaa rule book.
GTBob
February 1st, 2012
3:48 pm
ESPN says, Josh Harvey Clemmons says he’s still committed to Georgia, and working to get the paper work in, whatever that means.
If he can’t work a fax machine then UGA is probably the right place for him.
Jim
February 1st, 2012
3:49 pm
In the grand scheme of things, nobody really cares BIG CRIMSON 75. It’s really sad that you let a bunch of 18 year olds dictate your emotions throughout the day.
ugakev
February 1st, 2012
3:50 pm
Lmao Bob
Dawgs will lose another one
February 1st, 2012
3:50 pm
Yeah Jim…sad that Big Crimson is so HAPPY! He should be miserable like the rest of you hydrant humpers.
HahahaDawg
February 1st, 2012
3:51 pm
“Five-star OLB Josh Harvey-Clemons announced his intentions of signing with Georgia early on Wednesday, but has yet to send his letter of intent to Georgia. The delay is due to his family advising him to reconsider attending Florida before making a final decision, per a source.”
Rock(y) Bottom Tennessee
February 1st, 2012
3:52 pm
If Bama wins more national championships quickly under Saban, will they quit claiming the BS ones that only they recognize?
nate from detroit
February 1st, 2012
3:53 pm
Is Cecil Newton the pastor of Grandpa’s church? Apparently, the happy offering plate and Coach Boom have an understanding. Does he need his Grandpa’s signature if he is 18 or older?
omg
February 1st, 2012
3:54 pm
Josh Harvey-Clemons just faxed Florida is Letter of intent. It’s on Rivals and ESPN
bammer
February 1st, 2012
3:54 pm
14…8…whatever…still a lot more than 2.
1eyedJack
February 1st, 2012
3:58 pm
I sure wish one of these undercover GnaTs would update us on their great class.
DC
February 1st, 2012
4:02 pm
My AU tigers got the kids they wanted..but didn’t get the big stars they were hoping for…still very decent class..
Gorilla Biscuit
February 1st, 2012
4:03 pm
Woodrow???? Wasn’t that Fred Sanford’s brother-in-law? Aunt Esther’s husband?
BUCK BLEW WHO
February 1st, 2012
4:03 pm
Enter your comments here
Justin
February 1st, 2012
4:03 pm
@ omg:
JHC is NOT a UF signee. ESPN reports that he is still 100% UGA and is working on paperwork.
The Truth
February 1st, 2012
4:08 pm
Hey, Josh. Throw ur grandpa in the closet, and put a chair under door. I’ll meet u outside and take u to Athens!! Go Dawgs!!!!
Atlanta87
February 1st, 2012
4:09 pm
@Jimmy Crack UGA would be right there if they were in the West also.
LeeStrenth
February 1st, 2012
4:16 pm
Here is the offical word from JHC..http://insider.espn.go.com/colleges/georgia/football/recruiting/story/_/id/7529253/josh-harvey-clemons-100-percent-georgia-bulldogs?eleven=twelve
THE REAL PHIL
February 1st, 2012
4:19 pm
Trooper must have broke out the Victoryland bucks and can you believe that Patterson kid signed with TENNESSEE???? How bright was that? I thought maybe OK ST, but somebody that has a passing attack anyway. TENNESSEE?? Really?
Cecil Dawdlehead
February 1st, 2012
4:20 pm
Coach Mark Rich is the better coach in the u Nited States. He likes to keep it clean. He dont allow no hippie bizness on the team and will kick you off! He dont go for no red pantes. Hes a good republican and dont look at porn. He did Knot sell his sole to the devil like nick satan and lester miles. Also most important he dont drank!
DA
February 1st, 2012
5:56 pm
Hey Punxsutawney Phil, shut up. You don’t know why any of these kids made the decisions they made.
National Signing Day 2012 – Georgia lands #1 OLB Josh Harvey-Clemons | Georgia Dawg Football
February 1st, 2012
6:17 pm
[...] The AJC’s Mark Bradley is reporting that Jason Harvey-Clemons has not yet signed his national letter of intent as of 3:07 PM he is not officially a Bulldog [...]
FAN
February 1st, 2012
7:34 pm
Get ready for Bulldog, BAMA, Ga TECH or any teams Spring football.
http://www.atlantahaulitallinc.com/Bird_Houses.php
Buck Blew
February 2nd, 2012
8:40 am
richt commits ncaa violation……germans bomb pearl harbor.
when is mcgarity going to put a stop to this smoking gun of a head coach. richt must be an idiot to continually violate ncaa recruiting rules.
and Georgia Tech fires their coach for too many text messages.
great disparity in the integrity of the 2 programs.
Cullowheedawg
February 2nd, 2012
9:02 am
? on Harvey-Clements, what happens if his grandfather won’t sign the letter and Josh insist on UGA. Is it a NCAA issue or a contract law issue? For example if he is over 18, can’t he sign on his own, without “supervision/permission” by his grandfather.
Want the kid to go where he wants to go and hope his family would support his decision.